Posts Tagged: Israel Rocket Attacks
Obama Calls for End to Gaza Security Blockade
CBS News - An Israeli Cabinet minister warned Thursday that Israel will respond if Hamas resumes fire after a temporary truce expires in the Gaza...
As Cease-Fire Holds, Israel Focuses on Disarming Gaza in Cairo Talks
Jerusalem Post - The security cabinet met in a long session Tuesday night to discuss Israel's position on the negotiations in Cairo to put together...
Operation Protective Edge Cost Israel $4.3 Billion
JNS.org - Operation Protective Edge's overall cost for Israel was estimated Tuesday to be $4.3 billion. Defense officials have pegged the overall military expenditure at...
Pillay’s Dastardly ‘Doublethink’
On Thursday, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay accused Israel of "deliberate defiance" of its obligations under international law....
Southern Israel’s Needy Face Food Shortage as Rockets Rain on South
As Gaza rockets continue to strike southern Israel, the region's lower-socioeconomic sectors are suffering even more with the current conditions. According to Israel's National Food Bank,...
Israel’s Iron Dome Intercepts Rocket Fired at Eilat
Jerusalem Post - A rocket was fired at the southern city of Eilat on Thursday evening and was successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome rocket...
IDF: Hamas Prevented Civilians From Evacuating UNRWA Shelter in Gaza
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has accused Hamas of preventing civilians from evacuating a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...
An American View of Israel Under Fire
This is the third draft of "Israeli Reality Check" that I have written and I'm sure that it will still not be current enough when...
Migrant Worker Killed by Mortar Fired From Gaza, Israeli Civilian Death Toll Rises to Three
JNS.org - A Thai foreign worker has been killed after being hit by a rocket fired from Gaza into Israel. The rocket hit a greenhouse...
Tel Aviv-Area Home Damaged by Gaza Rocket Fire
JNS.org - Palestinian terrorists in Gaza continued to fire rockets at Israel on Tuesday, barraging the southern and central parts of the country. The Iron...
Palestinian U.N. Envoy: Rockets Launched at Israel ‘Crime Against Humanity’ (VIDEO)
JNS.org - Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Ibrahim Khraishi gave an Arabic television interview on July 9, in which he surprisingly said that "each...
Israel’s Justice Minister Livni: ‘There is No Real Option for a Ceasefire Now’
Jerusalem Post - Justice Minister Tzipi Livni dismissed on Tuesday the possibility of an imminent halt in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, adding...
In Israel, Standing Side by Side with Our People
Last week, I had the honor and privilege to lead 57 international Jewish community leaders from 22 countries on a solidarity mission to Israel, where...
A Message to World Leaders: Put Yourself in Israel’s Shoes
Recently, we at the World Jewish Congress asked the governments of the world to put themselves in Israel's shoes. "If it were your cities under attack,...
